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Re: Replacement Expletives
Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2022 10:39 pm
by Chud Fusk
Names that end in -ly, -lee, -y or -ty can be pronounced like they're adverbs or adjectives. For example, you could say someone is acting fogerty, looking kind of henly, or doing something brucelee.
Re: Replacement Expletives
Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2022 10:44 pm
by Chud Fusk
your mustache is glistening mattingly
Some words just look like slurs too. I never felt comfortable saying "spigot"
Re: Replacement Expletives
Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2022 11:31 pm
by iembalm
My girlfriend says, "What the fish?"
Re: Replacement Expletives
Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2022 12:27 am
by A_Man_Who_Tries
Cheese and rice
Four foot snake
Re: Replacement Expletives
Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2022 7:50 am
by BeyondThePale
Milquetoast
Wanker / tosser
Troglodyte
Simian
Pandejo
Re: Replacement Expletives
Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2022 8:17 am
by andyman
meggubaneh
Re: Replacement Expletives
Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2022 8:33 am
by sparky
This thread had me return to TV from my youth: “
Fun you, you muddyfunster!”
Forgive the junk grade Fake Italian.
Re: Replacement Expletives
Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2022 9:01 am
by first2letters
I've been leaning on Steve Brule-isms a lot because they make me giggle and feel stupid and innocent all at once: "dingus," "dungle," "doofus," "dangatang." These have even caught on with my kids, who now use "dingus" as a term of endearment.
"Jabroni" is another good one.
"Pillock" might be my favorite but it really only sounds good in a British accent, which I don't have.
Edit: After typing this I realized that my sig, which is a Shorty song title, also has another good one.
Re: Replacement Expletives
Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2022 9:26 am
by losthighway
At this point we have a lovely bouquet of words I associate with foolishness. It's nice to put the R word to rest forever.
For weakness so far I'm liking 'don't be a Henley.' I'm afraid it might be too strong next time my band mate cancels practice because it's snowy. Maybe it's a little soft for referring to a crowd of people who claim mask wearing will harm their children.
Re: Replacement Expletives
Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2022 9:35 am
by Pembs
The R word? I've worked hard on dropping that from my vocabulary (though I reserve the right to use it about myself) and have started using 'rem' (short for remedial) instead.
Also in heavy rotation: turd (a great word; 'you can't polish a turd' has always been a favourite expression because it's so perfect) and tool.
Being a Brit, though, I usually go for twat (rhymes with hat) and the C word